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Originally Posted by peter12
Why would we want to keep our import taxes on cheese? How is that a good thing at all?
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It's only a good thing for the dairy farmers who are under the quota system. And the politicians are afraid of them.
Getting rid of it as part of a trade negotiation works for almost everyone. The EU (or TPP) gets better access to our market. Canadian consumers get cheaper EU products. Canada gets access to the EU markets. And the Harper government gets political cover from the trade deal vs. getting rid of supply management unilaterally.